To Reference a Callout to an Existing View

Use this procedure to reference a callout to an existing model space view or to an existing sheet view in the project.

  1. On the Quick Access toolbar, click Project Navigator.
  2. Click the Views tab.
  3. Select the view drawing that contains the callout, right-click, and click Open.
  4. Select the callout.
  5. In the Project Navigator, navigate to the model space view or sheet view you want to reference to the callout:
    If you want to… Then…
    reference the callout to an existing model space view click the Views tab, and navigate to the view drawing containing the model space view. Then, expand the view drawing.
    reference the callout to an existing sheet view click the Sheets tab, and click . Navigate to the sheet containing the sheet view, and expand the sheet.
    Note:

    If a sheet view already exists, you can reference the callout to either the sheet view or the model space view.

  6. Drag the callout from the drawing onto the model space view or the sheet view in the Project Navigator.

    If you referenced the callout to a model space view, the field placeholders in the callout change to question marks.

    If you have connected the callout to a sheet view, the field placeholders in the callout are resolved with the sheet information.